The assessment of the strengths and weaknesses

Running head: SELF REFLECTION
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Introduction
Self assessments and reflections play a major role in developing insight on the personal
competencies and deficits of an individual. The assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of an
individual specifically supports in identifying the different aspects of change or alterations that
might be considered by an individual. In this connection, the research will take the initiative of
conducting a self assessment and thereby culminating into the different activities of developing
the leadership skills.
Rationale for selecting the self-assessment and the results obtained
The assessments that I undertook were specifically based on identifying the core
leadership competencies and deficiencies with the purpose of improving my professional skills
and leadership approach. In this connection, I took the initiative of undergoing the emotional
intelligence test for identifying the level of empathy. I scored 85 in perception and expression,
which is more than moderate. I believe that the test enabled me in identifying myself as a being
who understands the concerns and challenges that are being faced by the people. According to
Panczyk et al., (2019), identification of the concerns that are being faced by the people is the first
step towards mitigating the issues and is thereby a crucial step for a leadership activity.
Moreover, I took the opportunity of conducting the 16 personality traits test or MBTI
where I found myself being attributed to ISFJ-T which actually correlated to my true nature. The
test result helped me in identifying myself as a sensible being, understanding the problems
people face and are empathetic towards the concerns. However, through the test I realized that I
am an introvert and I really have problem while communicating with people. Thomas et al.,
(2019) reflected that communication is one of the major qualities that a leader must have with the

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purpose of maintaining the clarity of expressions. However, I believe that introverted nature
challenged my capability of communicating with people, both verbally and non- verbally.
Moreover, I am turbulent and thereby I take decisions in a rush, often overburdening myself with
all sort of responsibilities, which often results to big failures. The last thing about the test was
that it recognized me to be judgmental in my approach. It might have a duplicity as biases might
often affect my capability of judging between two instances (Lovett & Robertson, 2017). The
test helped me in identifying the type of personality and the modifications that I might make with
the purpose of improving my own leadership style.
Finally, I took the values assessment, which reflected my dominating values as social,
traditional, theoretical, political, influencing, and realistic aspects. On the other hand, I also
identified that I lacked a certain proportion of aesthetic values through the assessment. The
assessment of the values helped me ion judging the personality I contain and the different
possible changes that I might require for fitting into an organizational setting.
Identification of the leadership style that closely aligns to the philosophy of care
I believe that the transformational leadership style closely associates with my philosophy
of care. The care giving industry specifically aims at identifying the health related concerns that
are being faced by a patient. In this connection, continuous changes are necessary in the
approach of handling different critical conditions. I believe that the application of the
transformational leadership style is the best approach that might be considered for improving the
experience of the patients while continuously forging improvements through team activities.
According to Boamah et al., (2018), the transformational leadership approach enables an
organization in improving the innovativeness through team based operations. In this connection,
I believe that steady communication between the leader and the subordinates in a hospital